Obadiah Marlin

Obadiah Marlin (18 May 1744-2 October 1776) was a captain in the British Army who commanded a company of Tories during the American Revolutionary War.

Biography
Obadiah Marlin was born on 18 May 1744 in Pomonok, New York, and he enlisted in the British Army at the start of the American Revolutionary War due to his Tory beliefs. Marlin became the commander of a loyalist company during the New York City campaign in late 1776, and he fought at the Battle of Long Island before his regiment clashed with some Continental Army dragoons in Throgs Neck on 30 August 1776. Marlin was shot through the chest in that battle, and he died on 2 October of his wounds.